and also to our panelists, who have done a great job, having a dialogue here with us in engaging us in some really important issues facing our country. so thank you all again, and hope to see you at the next heartland monitor poll release. have a good day, thank you. [applause] >> [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> as this hearing, as this meeting comes to a close, the labor department this morning, employers added 126,000 jobs in november, and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7%. that is the lowest since december 2008. the government says hurricane sandy had only a minimal effect on the numbers. >> you are watching c-span2 with politics and public affairs. weekdays feature live coverage of the u.s. senate. on weeknights watch key public policy events. every weekend, the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs and their schedules at our website. you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >> singer-songwriter james taylor will be at the national press club here in washington today. .. words are key to our imagination, our